miserable, inhumane, careless, moody, dictatorial.....

When you mention this series of idioms, what comes to mind?

If these words were to be applied to a person, there would be no better word like "tyrant".

Tyrant refers specifically to an autocratic and unscrupulous monarch, a brutal and barbaric ruler who exercises autocratic power.

This word originally came from "Mencius Tengwen Gong I": "The meridian boundary is not right, the well is uneven, and the valley is uneven, so the tyrant and the corrupt officials will slow down their meridian boundary." ”

Slowly closing the book "Mencius", a man in camouflage uniform and military uniform lay quietly on the grass, only Wen Qing's "forty-five degrees looking up at the sky" appeared to him, but it became a philosophy of life.

This book was sent to him by his brother from his hometown before he enlisted in the army.

At his age, few people would read such jerky writings. However, when he opened the first page, a string of words on it let him know that the real owner of the book was his father.

"The eldest husband is not born with five tripods, and death is five tripods to cook ears"

Later, he copied down such a sentence and put it next to his bed, and read it silently every morning when he got up and before he went to bed at night.

He knew that his father expected a lot from him.

In two years, his tiger-like temper has now become as docile as a cat, but in the eyes of those who are familiar with him, he is only better at disguising himself.

He couldn't have imagined that just relying on this "Mencius", he who would be able to quarrel in the face of his father in a few words, turned into a smiling tiger.

"Li Xianzhe, male, born on November 17, 1994, M nationality, code name 127 blood wolf, officially served in our army in 2012, participated in 148 large and small assessments during the two years, performed 43 drill tasks, a total of 41 successes, 1 failure, and the remaining 1 because of overtime, but the completion exceeded expectations, not included in the failure results.

During the appraisal period, he was ranked first in the group, and the above plan was to award him with a medal of honor at the retirement ceremony. ”

On an uninhabited island in country M, a soldier is facing his boss and reading aloud one person after another in a mechanized tone, this group of people is about to usher in their new life - retirement!

On the list on the table, the most conspicuous one at the front was undoubtedly Li Xianzhe, and on the way to read the materials, you could see that the tone of the soldiers who carried out the order was slightly softened, and a little appreciation was vaguely revealed.

But this look is just a flash, and the front of the boss is also slowly playing the video of these soldiers who are about to retire every mission, every drill and assessment.

In a soldier's dormitory, Li Xianzhe was facing the door straight, and he had maintained this posture for several hours, as if it had become his habit, and he didn't feel a trace of fatigue.

"Knock knock~"

There was a symbolic knock on the door, and before Li Xianzhe could speak, a soldier walked in from outside the door.

If Li Xianzhe turns around at this time, he will find that the soldier who came here has read his information in another place not long ago.

"Soldier 007, it's time. ”

"Understood!"

Li Xianzhe tightened his legs, lifted the baggage that had already been packed, and left in the footsteps of the soldiers.

From the beginning of 2012 to the end of 2013, today, he has accomplished what many men dream of, but dare not do.

Li Xianzhe, who left the army, took a means of transportation, went around all the way, and finally saw the urban area in his sight.

"It's been two years, and I'm back. ”

At this time, it was good weather to welcome Lee Hyun-chul's return.

On the dock, Li Xianzhe, who went ashore, looked at the towering buildings around him and couldn't help but fall into a burst of reminiscence.

With a height of 1.9 meters and two years in the army, he has cultivated himself to a good figure, and from beginning to end, Li Xianzhe shuttles through the crowd with a very conspicuous image.

I could vaguely hear the hot girls passing by on the street whistling at her, but these were already familiar to Lee Hyun-cheol, who had lived here for many years and spent his middle school and college life.

"Boy, just came out of the army?"

I came by a taxi and told the driver the address he was going to. Perhaps he was not used to the quiet atmosphere in the car, and the middle-aged driver was very enthusiastic to find the topic.

"Ah~ yes, just retired. Lee Hyun-chul smiled and nodded, his smile seemed to give people a very warm feeling, and the dull atmosphere in the car was immediately broken.

So, the driver looked at the face under Li Xianzhe's hat and continued to ask, "Look at you like this, it shouldn't be big." ”

"I'm 19 years old, according to our customs. However, after skimming the medal worn on Lee Hyun-chul's chest, a trace of consternation flashed on his face in the kindness, even as an ordinary person, he knew what the medal meant to men.

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Not yet. ”

"That's right, young man, uncle, as a person who has come over, I have to tell you that you are still young, and if you can be chic, take advantage of the fact that you are now chic for a few more years, otherwise after you get married, you will completely lose your freedom. ”

A conversation, from the very beginning of you and me, slowly tilted into a one-man show of the driver's uncle, for the uncle's fragmented thoughts, Li Xianzhe did not feel impatient, just quietly acted as a listener.

"To the boy, thank you for listening to me nag so much. ”

"You're welcome. ”

After paying for the car, Li Xianzhe rushed to the car shadow that was slowly moving away, and he was grateful for the kindness of the other party who did not take a detour to send him here directly.

"When did you get an extra video store here?"

Li Xianzhe raised his head, and the familiar building in front of him was the branch of his father's company here, but the difference was that there was a brand-new video store in the shop on the first floor.

It seems that it has only been in business for a long time.

And the reason why Lee Hyun-cheol is so surprised is entirely because there are fewer and fewer people buying physical audio-visual products now.

The so-called CDs, cassette tapes, Walkmans, MP3s, and video tapes from far ago have all been slowly eliminated from the market with the development of the times.

In the army, because he can't go online often like young people outside, Lee Hyun-cheol can only rely on the MP3 he carries with him when he enters the army to pass the lonely time.

"Or, go in and have a look. ”

Silently took out an MP3 from his pocket that was not even half the size of a palm, at least in the coming 2014, this thing in Li Xianzhe's hand was already at the level of an antique.

Through the window, looking at the dazzling array of audio and video products, many of which were even the works of singers in his memory, Lee Hyun-cheol took a deep breath, raised his feet and walked in.